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Cheshire cat   /tʃˈɛʃər kæt/   Listen
Cheshire cat

noun
1.
A fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll.





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"Cheshire cat" Quotes from Famous Books



... doin' yourself proud, Lafe!" she grumbled. "You're grinnin' like a Cheshire cat. 'Tain't nothin' to your credit she's goin' to have ...
— Rose O'Paradise • Grace Miller White
... did. The man, as I have said, was not in any way distinguished, but there can be no doubt that the thought of his heavenly smile was a very sustaining one, and that the sense of responsibility that the possession of such a characteristic gave him, undoubtedly made him endeavour to smile like the Cheshire Cat, when he ...
— At Large • Arthur Christopher Benson


Words linked to "Cheshire cat" :   character, fictional character, fictitious character


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